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Steve Bierfeldt
Stop buying into the narrative that life & finances are too complicated to manage. If you're unhappy where you are in life, stop believing it's "too late" to make major changes or improvements. Start LIVING your life, and not simply surviving it.Here on the podcast you'll hear a mix of my personal stories as well as engaging guests joining me to provide vivid illustrations on how they rebranded themselves and "fixed" something in their lives or financial situations. I'm excited to chat with them and bring their stories to life.
Chiu Yen Tan's career took an exciting turn when she left banking to embark on a journey of self-discovery, exploring multiple careers in acting, independent filmmaking, and content creation.
What if you could quit your meaningless job and pursue the career of your dreams in just one year?
Are you:
- Stuck in an unfulfilling job but unsure how to break free?
- Longing to do more meaningful work but don’t know where to begin?
- Struggling to choose a career path because you have multiple interests?
If you answered yes to any of these, the solution is to embrace Multiple Careers.
Chiu Yen inspires others to break free from the constraints of the corporate world and pursue fulfilling work. Her goal is to help people build a fulfilling and meaningful career, through inspiration, motivation, mindset and habit building, and coaching.
Pick up Chiu Yen's new book, "Multiple Careers" on Amazon for Kindle.
"Multiple Careers" - Quit the Rat Race, Pursue Fulfilling WorkGain tons of helpful tips and job suggestions on her Youtube Channel.
Multiple Careers Youtube ChannelFind out more about Chiu Yen at her website:
www.MultipleCareers.com
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
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Chiu Yen Tan's career took an exciting turn when she left banking to embark on a journey of self-discovery, exploring multiple careers in acting, independent filmmaking, and content creation.
What if you could quit your meaningless job and pursue the career of your dreams in just one year?
Are you:
- Stuck in an unfulfilling job but unsure how to break free?
- Longing to do more meaningful work but don’t know where to begin?
- Struggling to choose a career path because you have multiple interests?
If you answered yes to any of these, the solution is to embrace Multiple Careers.
Chiu Yen inspires others to break free from the constraints of the corporate world and pursue fulfilling work. Her goal is to help people build a fulfilling and meaningful career, through inspiration, motivation, mindset and habit building, and coaching.
Pick up Chiu Yen's new book, "Multiple Careers" on Amazon for Kindle.
"Multiple Careers" - Quit the Rat Race, Pursue Fulfilling WorkGain tons of helpful tips and job suggestions on her Youtube Channel.
Multiple Careers Youtube ChannelFind out more about Chiu Yen at her website:
www.MultipleCareers.com
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/subscribe
Amanda Anderson's got a story or four to tell... and she's learned anytime we're feeling down, stressed, or drained, that laugher truly is the best medicine. Amanda talks to me about breaking into the comedy club scene and starting from zero as a budding stand-up comic via her first improve class.
Wearing a dozen different hats through different jobs and careers has given Amanda a curious look at lots of unique life situations. She's managed events for a multi-million dollar non-profit, worked on a Presidential campaign and co-founded a successful food truck.
Join Amanda and I, as she shares some stories from one of her most unique jobs, and asks herself if lying dead face down in a rock quarry may actually be an improvement! (She's fine, don't worry)...
You can see Amanda perform every so often and and especially at "Comedy Key West,"an entertainment company that specializes in showcasing the best in live stand up comedy and original films in Key West, Florida.
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
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Samantha Cerami knows the best kept secret in the world. That there's a place where kids can go to help the healing process after the death of a loved one. It's called, "Comfort Zone Camp" and she's asking you to ensure it's a secret no longer!
Listen to Sam describe the incredible work this non-profit is doing to support children who've experienced loss in this bereavement camp that is doing truly incredible things.
She also shares stories of her time as a social worker, questions the best ways we can be helping kids right now, and we discuss what role prescription drugs should have in a child's mental health.
If you've ever asked yourself if maybe there's a better way to help kids and teens deal with the world's struggles, especially when it comes to mental health and wellness, then this is an episode you don't want to miss.
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
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Erika Rosenkranse is perfectly comfortable being both a "science nerd" and a "gear head."
From spending one day mapping the genome of fruit flies, to the next day trading in her lab coat for a leather jacket and hopping on a motorcycle, Erika likes to keep herself from fitting into a box.
Erika shares why her science work just may fix some major health problems we have today, and why there's nothing quite like pushing a muscle car to it's full potential. Vroooom!
One day she'll be "Dr." Erika Rosenkranse. You heard it here first.
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
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Gavin Garay achieved what so many young boys dream about while growing up, he became a professional baseball player, drafted by the New York Mets in 2017.
Gavin and I speak about how he got started, life on the road, and then finally the roadblocks put in place when professional sports shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gavin shares his plans for when his baseball career comes to an end, and what drives him to be better in both this chapter of his life, and then next one.
Follow Gavin on Twitter @ggaray51
---🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Stop merely "surviving" your life and start LIVING IT. Take charge of your life and learn the Five Tools of Freedom.
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
Francisco Gonzalez is the founder and CEO of Fearless Journeys.
Fearless Journeys is a collaborative community for both aspiring and ascending entrepreneurs and travel enthusiasts. It is the only community that offers a blend of online and in-person experiences that connects passionate people from diverse fields and professions.
Members participate in book clubs, online community meet-ups, coaching sessions with innovative role models, and discover new places and perspectives through curated travel experiences.
While many encounter the common fears and anxieties along the entrepreneur's path, Fearless Journeys encourages and inspires your to keep pushing forward boldly along your journey. Want to know how to be fearless? Listen and learn!
Learn more about Fearless Journeys at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/
As host of the Agents of Innovation podcast since 2015, Francisco has had engaging conversations with over 100 entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists. He is passionate about connecting people with role models, mentors, and stories of entrepreneurial journeys to learn from.
Born and raised in Florida, Francisco has traveled to 23 countries and 47 U.S. States. Through his journeys, he has learned that travel helps us get out of our comfort zone and allows us to see the world from a fresh perspective. It emboldens the mission of the innovative soul.
A student of history with degrees from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Maryland, Francisco has served in leadership roles for three nonprofit educational organizations. He is currently a visiting professor at the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, where he teaches course on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Learn more about Fearless Journeys at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/
Leroy knows what it's like to come back from "Rock Bottom" and overcome the challenges that come with it. Leroy spent his entire 20's in prison, over 10 years in total, before getting out and deciding to make a positive change.
If you've ever thought there's no hope or things are too bleak to change, then you WILL be inspired by Leroy's stories.
Leroy decided to cease focusing on the past and focus on what he could change, the PRESENT and the FUTURE. He shares incredible stories of overcoming past decisions to improve his life and finances.
And now he advises others how to fix THEIR finances! He runs the Youtube Channel: "40 and Broke"" where he discusses his journey and financial decisions.
Leroy rebranded himself and started over after the age of 30 and you can too!
Rachel Smets decided she'd had enough and quit her corporate job to create a freedom lifestyle doing what she loved. She became a clarity coach and digital nomad who now gets to travel the world full time. She's a published author, cultural trainer and TWO-TIME TEDx speaker.
And oh yea, did I mention she did all this AFTER she turned 40?!
🌼 🌼 Rachel helps mid-career professionals CHANGE from being STUCK in unfulfilling careers to transition into a meaningful life they love. Find clarity, confidence and create your next step to live the life you desire. 🌼 🌼
Rachel has created a fantastic FREE training tool to help you get that jump start:
7 steps to get you UNSTUCK and go from "Overwhelmed" to "Confident" about quitting your 9-to-5! Click here to grab acces!
Also check out her growing Youtube Chanel: Rachel Smets - Escape Your 9-5, or view some of her other fantastic online courses!
Some years ago, I sat down with a longtime friend and told her I was romantically interested in her. I was physically attracted to her, liked her ambition, and valued her more than the other women in my life.
She never spoke to me again.
I originally wrote the piece, "Being a Man is Worth Losing a Friend," here.
I take the position that losing a friendship WAS worth me taking the risk and telling her how I felt about her. But did I make a mistake?
In this episode I talk with Christina, my current girlfriend (NOT the woman referenced) about what Christina thought when she first read the article. We talk about taking initiative and being honest with someone we're romantically interested in.
Whether you're a man or a woman, have you ever found yourself in a situation where you'd like something more from a friendship? Would you like to turn it into a relationship but nervous on how it will play out? Or has a friend shared their sentiment with you, leaving you unsure how to react?
Here Christina and I share our thoughts, from the prospective of each gender, to help you navigate the situation, should this ever come up.
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
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It's likely you'd rarely even heard the word "conservatorship" until it became part of the daily news regarding Britney Spears. As of the date of this episode recording, Britney is under a conservatorship which means potentially all of her financial and medical decisions are made by other people, NOT her.
How is this possible? Why did this happen? And can it be stopped? What would you do if you had little or no control over your money or your health choices?
My guest is Alexandria Goff, also known as ‘Ali,’ the founder of Goff Legal, PC, a law firm based out of Northern California.
Ali is known for her in-depth knowledge and expertise with wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and conservatorships.
Will Ali show me how to "Free Britney?!" Listen to find out!
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
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Jess Daly is a travel planner with "Dreaming of the Mouse," specializing in helping you plan your dream vacation to Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Studios and Disney Cruise vacations!
For years Jess loved going to Disney and seeing all it had to offer. But then she changed careers and now loves helping others experience Disney too!
Did you know you can use a travel agent to book your Disney Vacation and receive their services for FREE?! It's true!
Jess unveils the inside secrets that will allow you to use a Disney vacation planner for ZERO additional cost!
PLUS Jess shares some hidden secrets (Do you know what "Rope Drop" is?)
And she reminds you that you can a travel agent to book your Disney Vacation and receive their services for FREE!
Click here to learn more and perhaps start planning your Disney vacation with "Dreaming of the Mouse" is a great place to start.
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
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Will you cut us some slack? And if so, do you know where that phrase comes from? Could you "care less?" Hmm... and is that a good thing or a bad thing?
An episode focused on english and grammar?! We DARE you not to have a laugh and enjoy a good time with my guest today!
Samantha Mazzella is a teacher with her degree in both childhood education and early childhood education. Whether she's surfing in Australia or skydiving above New York, she's always up for an adventure.
She's taught on three continents and joins me to discuss the origins of some well known phrases you use all the time (but probably have no idea where they came from!)
What does it mean to "turn a blind eye?" Did you know there's actually some history there?
It's always a benefit to build our knowledge regardless of how old we are. But as we do get a bit older each year, we gain some wisdom that may help us down the road.
Maybe you're looking to enhance a career or start a new one in teaching? Maybe you'd simply like to have some fun stories to tell at the next party you're going to?
I continue my chat with teacher Samantha Mazzella. We go over some more phrases you've definitely heard of but probably don't know where they came from. I definitely learn a thing or two about phrases I've been saying wrong my whole life.
And what the heck is an EGG-corn?!
Follow Sam on instagram @samantha_mazzella
In our third and final part, I finished up with Samantha Mazzela as we chat about a few final sayings we use everyday but probably don't know why!
Listen to the episode and then impress your friends as we learn you some super cool trivia!
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
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PJ Agness is the founder of Archangel Protective Intelligence, a firm dedicated to self-defense and sharing knowledge that keeps you in the know and out of harm’s way. He is also a self-defense instructor and open source intelligence analyst
PJ will share some real world tips and advice on how to protect yourself if you're ever "walking down that dark alley." (Here's a hint, the #1 piece of advice is to NOT walk down that alley!)
You do not need to be young, fit, or trained in martial arts. All ages, genders, and experience levels can learn ways to protect themselves should they ever find themselves in a tough situation.
PJ believes being informed is the key to making smart decisions when interacting with the world around you. In this episode you'll hear how PJ started what was originally a hobby, into a side-gig, and now brings in revenue!
Though he'd had Archangel Protective Intelligence as en entity, it was at about age 30 that PJ moved it online and incorporated a number of digital tools that are paying dividends for him today!
Learn more about how Archangel Protective Intelligence can help you by clicking here,
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
Follow me on Instagram @SteveBierfeldt
Stop buying into the narrative that you need to have it all figured out by age 30. And if you're older than 30 and unhappy where you are in life, stop believing it's "too late" to make major changes or improvements.
Here you'll learn how to make changes in your life, finances, career, or relationships you thought were no longer possible once you passed age 30. Start LIVING your life, and not simply surviving it.If you're 30, 40, 50 or more, and you think, "It's just too late for me... I can't change jobs, I can't fix past mistakes, I can't improve my finances or start that new business... I can't, I can't, I can't..."
You CAN. It's not too late. Rebrand yourself and find that spark to get you going.
I'm Steve Bierfeldt and on this podcast I'll admit what few people will; there's a lot I don't understand. At age 30 I left a 10 year career and chose to "start over." Seven years later after a few new business attempts and a couple bad business partners, I lost everything and was forced to “start over” from scratch at age 37.
And at 37 I decided, "I can do this. I can do great things."And YOU can do great things.I decided to pick myself up, make the changes I needed, and rebrand myself. And that's what I'm going to help you do as well.
Along the way I've been a featured author, interview or subject in more than 100 news outlets, including the New York Times, CNN, Focus on the Family, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Fox Business.
Whatever your desires, goals, or wishes, you can rebrand yourself, make a change, and start a new path to a better quality of life.Here on the podcast you'll hear a mix of my personal stories as well as engaging guests joining me to provide vivid illustrations on how they rebranded themselves and "fixed" something in their lives, even after they were 30, 40, 50, or older.
I'm excited to chat with them and bring their stories to life.Above all else, be kind. have fun, challenge yourself and remember you have value as a person.
It's not too late. I'll show you how to do it. Let's go!
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Master "The 5 Tools of Freedom at www. SteveBierfeldt.com/Freedom @SteveBierfeldt on Instagram & Twitter
Dr. Donn Shaver is the founder of Iron City Physical Therapy in Poughkeepsie, New York. I first found Donn when he responded to a craigslist add about renting an office in a gym I owned. Donn was looking to branch out on his own and two+ years later, he's crushing it!
Is physical therapy only for people who are rehabing from injury, surgery, or major slips and falls? No way! Dr. Donn and I talk about common misconceptions, what it means to be an, "athlete" and mistakes the "assembly line" physical therapy clinics make that he believes he improves on.
Iron City Physical Therapy lives by a simple code, "We help athletes maximize their performance and remain healthy without drugs or surgery. We give 1:1 treatments because you deserve our full focus."
Dr. Donn has since expanded to offer personal training, online video training, and more!
Learn more at IronCityPTNY.com
Donn tells me his favorite type of people to work with and we jam on what brought him from New York to Hawaii, and back with a once in a lifetime opportunity that led him into starting a new business venture.
Dr. Donn's personal attention and dedication to his clients is quickly gaining notice and recognition in the Hudson Valley of New York State. And he's got a ton of great video and online and virtual content for those outside of the area but still looking to heal their back, neck, and shoulders!
Take advantage of some incredible at-home options:
"The Healthy Shoulder" - Maintain and improve shoulder health all with proven stretches and exercises you can do from the comfort of your home.
"Forged in 20" - Workout from home and get the body you deserve in 20 minutes
Click here to learn more or visit IronCityPTNY.com and follow on Instagram @IronCityPhysicalTherapy
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
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Do you find a lack of engagement with others leaving you feeling depleted? It seems everyone in the world had an opinion during lockdowns and school closures, but how about a student's perspective to gauge things?
My guest Nordelis Vega was my youngest guest to date, a high school student at the time during an earlier iteration of my podcast I called, "The Good Vibes Project."
Her perspective and discussion was so impressive, I believe her thoughts can benefit so many people and everyone should hear them. As we get older I believe the best wisdom we can show is knowing that we can learn from those around us, both older and younger.
In this episode, Nordelis Vegas talks about filling up, "the social battery," and the work she's done to engage young people by founding the Dutchess County Council of Teens in New York state.
We discuss the work she's doing, bringing attention to mental health, especially in schools, and why she started in the Girl Scouts.
And I ask the most controversial question of all: "What is the most overrated girl scout cookie?" Oh boy!
Follow the Dutchess County Council of Teens on Instagram @council_of_teens
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🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
Follow me on Instagram @SteveBierfeldt
Will Teran is an immensely talented artist in the Hudson Valley and a dedicated member of a gym I owned years ago. He works with a wide variety of mediums, from painting to sculpting to music.
Will was actually the FIRST guest on the original iteration of this podcast I called, "The Good Vibes Project". And since then I've rebranded it to focus on my current goals of encouraging those age 30+ to do the same.
Will makes "raw personal speech" the center of his attention and focuses on developing an artistic language that can be both spontaneous and subconsious. He's worked on the nationally recognized, "Jack's Pumpkin Glow" Halloween experience and he's a pretty sharp guitar player as well.
But according to Will there's one art form he simply can't master... What is it? Listen to find out!
Will and I talk about Teran Studios, his previous endeavor to revitalize Newburgh with an incredible artistic vision, and we hear his band, rock out!
What's the truth behind the mythos surrounding the "starving artist?" How do you best support an artistic talent that needs to keep his or her freedom of expression?
Are you an artist or musician over the age of 30 looking to find that spark? Or have you always wanted to become one and need that jump start? Join guest Will Teran as we discuss these topics and more!
Follow Will on Instagram @TeranCreates and on facebook at @TeranArtStudio
Please leave a 5-star review if you're enjoying the show!
🛠️ 5 TOOLS OF FREEDOM
Rebrand yourself and learn the 5 tools you need to take charge of your life:
https://www.stevebierfeldt.com/freedom/
Follow me on Instagram @SteveBierfeldt